Hotel Review: Acacia Hotel

We celebrated my first Mother’s Day last
May 11 at Acacia Hotel in Alabang. I’m so excited to celebrate because it is
our first staycation as a family. Initially, I told my husband that I want a
simple celebration like dinner out with him and Rhian but Ian said that he
wanted to celebrate it in a more special way like somewhere quiet to relax and
chill out so the solution is - staycation. Naks! Gustong bumawi ng asawa ko sa
akin. Hehe.

Thank God, Deal Grocer offers discounted
price for hotels within Metro Manila and luckily one of them is the Acacia
Hotel. So at Php 3,990.00 at a Deluxe King Room in a 5-star hotel, I must say
the price was just right for our budget. By the way, the promo came with
complimentary buffet breakfast for two and free use of the hotel’s pool and
fitness center. So after placing the
order, I called the hotel for reservation. Mahirap na baka di available yung room on Mother’s Day specially peak season and weekend at the same time but fortunately there are still rooms available
room on our prefer dates! Wohoo!!

After hearing the mass at NSSH, we then
off to our next destination – Acacia Hotel! It’s our first time to explore
Alabang so Ian and I are really excited about it, another adventure for Mr. and
Mrs. Villareal. With the help of our dear friend Waze, we reached our
destination safe. Acacia Hotel Manila is approximately 30 minutes away from
Makati and located at the center of the rising commercial and business district
of the south. This is a modern five star Filipino Hotel I must say, since the
staff greeted you in our language – “Tagalog”

Acacia Hotel Manila is one of the newest
hotels in Alabang. When I goggled for
hotel reviews, I found most of the reviews were very positive and you know what
it was awarded by Trip Advisor with a Traveler’s Choice Award. Wow! As we reached the hotel, I told myself
“Bonggang staycation ito!” I was amazed with the modern-looking lobby
surrounded by high glass walls, as in napa WOW ulit ako. Haha. It definitely
catches the eye of the visitors.

One thing that makes my husband mad, when
one of the staff told him that there are no available push cart and they will just
carry our luggage instead. In that case, my husband demand for a push cart
because we have lots of bags plus Rhian’s stroller and it’s not advisable for
us to carry our own things. Hello! May bitbit kaya akong anak and kawawa naman
sila kung bubuhatin nila yun db, so we waited for a few minutes until the push
carts are already available.

Anyway, Acacia Hotel’s lobby is very
modern in terms of design. It served with elegant and relaxed setting and I
would say that it was very beautiful and enormously impressive. I was stunned
with the lots of metal, glass, patterns and neutral colors of the hotel. I love
the natural light that comes in adds a warm and open feeling to the waiting
area. In fairness, tipid na sila dun ha. Hihi.

Lobby at Night

I know it’s too early to check-in (1pm)
but I showed the voucher to the receptionist and asked if there are available
rooms already since Rhian was so sleepy, happy to say that our reserved room is
already vacant. As usual, the staff required us to deposit Php 3,000 as a
security deposit upon check-ins to make sure for any incidentals like if you
decided to eat the food at the mini bar or any damages may occur. The receptionist also gives us Electronic
proximity card for our room.

The
room (Deluxe Room) exudes warmth and elegance with its interiors and full of
light and neutral colors. I like our room since it’s very simple, modern and
soothing. The bedroom has a cozy and
warm king-sized bed that was big enough for all of us. The mattress is clean
and so soft and you know what I ‘m so excited to jump unto these fluffy white
beds! We could easily spend a whole day on this bed! I’m happy to know that
they have two big pillows per person, at least hindi na kami mag aagawan mag asawa.
Hehe. Oopppsss.. I think mas nagustuhan ng anak namin yung bed.

It’s that comfy. Look at our
baby girl!

The room also had a 40” LCD Television with cable mounted
on the wall, full-size executive desk with universal socket and Telephone
system. They also provided Complimentary Wi-Fi Internet Access, Complimentary
tea and coffee making facilities and Complimentary two bottles of mineral
water.

Telephone System

Fully stocked mini bar

The large dresser has Iron and Ironing
board, digital safety vault, two bath robes and slippers.

Let’s proceed with the bathroom.. The
marbled bathroom has a separate bath tub and glass shower room; it was very
spacious with complete amenities and luxurious toiletries.

After settling
in, we took a short tour of the facilities of the hotel, starting with the outdoor
spot which is their Samanea outdoor
garden. I read that this is a popular spot for wedding receptions and other
parties.

View from our room

We then visited
the gorgeous swimming pool area. The pool has
separate pool for adults and children as well as Jacuzzi with overlooking the
city. You can clearly see Alabang’s skyline from here. There
were a lot of families enjoying the pool when we arrived (the pool was
crowded like we expected)so we decided to come back the following day and that we
had the pool all to ourselves. Yahooo…We didn't try out the Jacuzzi which was a
few steps away, medyo pagod na ang bagets namin eh and gusto ng mahiga sa
kama.. By the way, the entire pool is about 5ft-deep.

Our
staycation at Acacia Hotel Manila proved to be a great experience, a nice room
design, friendly staff and superb food, our first ever staycation as a family
became very memorable indeed! I highly recommend this hotel.

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